{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4402437931","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-04-2024-0251","title":"Do returnee executives influence firms\u2019 relative exploratory innovation focus? The moderating role of economic policy uncertainty","display_name":"Do returnee executives influence firms\u2019 relative exploratory innovation focus? The moderating role of economic policy uncertainty","publication_year":2024,"publication_date":"2024-09-11","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4402437931","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-04-2024-0251"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1108/bpmj-04-2024-0251","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-04-2024-0251","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2508752","display_name":"Business Process Management Journal","issn_l":"1463-7154","issn":["1463-7154","1758-4116"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319811","host_organization_name":"Emerald Publishing Limited","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319811"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Emerald Publishing Limited"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Business Process Management Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5023652819","display_name":"Ge Ren","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1042-2867"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I201459984","display_name":"Guangdong University Of Finances and Economics","ror":"https://ror.org/0459pv085","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I201459984"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I90610280","display_name":"South China University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/0530pts50","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I90610280"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ge Ren","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Business Administration , , Guangzhou,","South China University of Technology , , Guangzhou,"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Business Administration , , Guangzhou,","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I201459984"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"South China University of Technology , , Guangzhou,","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I90610280"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5101744260","display_name":"Ping Zeng","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7571-177X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I201459984","display_name":"Guangdong University Of Finances and Economics","ror":"https://ror.org/0459pv085","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I201459984"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I90610280","display_name":"South China University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/0530pts50","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I90610280"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ping Zeng","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Business Administration , , Guangzhou,","South China University of Technology , , Guangzhou,"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Business Administration , , Guangzhou,","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I201459984"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"South China University of Technology , , Guangzhou,","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I90610280"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5083030027","display_name":"Xi Zhong","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2543-0720"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I139024713","display_name":"Guangdong University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/04azbjn80","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I139024713"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I37987034","display_name":"Guangzhou University","ror":"https://ror.org/05ar8rn06","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I37987034"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Xi Zhong","raw_affiliation_strings":["Guangdong University of Technology , , Guangzhou,","School of Management , , Guangzhou,"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2543-0720","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Guangdong University of Technology , , Guangzhou,","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I139024713"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Management , , Guangzhou,","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I37987034"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.5321,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":3,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.92211176,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":94,"max":97},"biblio":{"volume":"31","issue":"3","first_page":"807","last_page":"823"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11059","display_name":"Market Dynamics and Volatility","score":0.9919999837875366,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2002","display_name":"Economics and Econometrics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/20","display_name":"Economics, Econometrics and Finance"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11059","display_name":"Market Dynamics and Volatility","score":0.9919999837875366,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2002","display_name":"Economics and Econometrics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/20","display_name":"Economics, Econometrics and Finance"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10019","display_name":"Corporate Finance and Governance","score":0.98580002784729,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1402","display_name":"Accounting"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10438","display_name":"Energy, Environment, Economic Growth","score":0.9639999866485596,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2002","display_name":"Economics and Econometrics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/20","display_name":"Economics, Econometrics and Finance"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business","display_name":"Business","score":0.677198052406311},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/focus","display_name":"Focus (optics)","score":0.6295166015625},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/regulatory-focus-theory","display_name":"Regulatory focus theory","score":0.5389761328697205},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/exploratory-research","display_name":"Exploratory research","score":0.5212160348892212},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/industrial-organization","display_name":"Industrial organization","score":0.48270535469055176},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/moderation","display_name":"Moderation","score":0.4159850478172302},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/marketing","display_name":"Marketing","score":0.34497857093811035},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business-administration","display_name":"Business administration","score":0.3416747450828552},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/economics","display_name":"Economics","score":0.24599716067314148},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.1915724277496338},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/management","display_name":"Management","score":0.1866205334663391},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-psychology","display_name":"Social psychology","score":0.09646713733673096},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sociology","display_name":"Sociology","score":0.07606548070907593}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.677198052406311},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192209626","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190909","display_name":"Focus (optics)","level":2,"score":0.6295166015625},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C191160116","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3423709","display_name":"Regulatory focus theory","level":3,"score":0.5389761328697205},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C85973986","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1091731","display_name":"Exploratory research","level":2,"score":0.5212160348892212},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C40700","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1411783","display_name":"Industrial organization","level":1,"score":0.48270535469055176},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C93225998","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1941972","display_name":"Moderation","level":2,"score":0.4159850478172302},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162853370","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39809","display_name":"Marketing","level":1,"score":0.34497857093811035},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C178550888","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2043282","display_name":"Business administration","level":1,"score":0.3416747450828552},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.24599716067314148},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.1915724277496338},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187736073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2920921","display_name":"Management","level":1,"score":0.1866205334663391},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.09646713733673096},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.07606548070907593},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19165224","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23404","display_name":"Anthropology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780451532","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q759676","display_name":"Task (project management)","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120665830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14620","display_name":"Optics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1108/bpmj-04-2024-0251","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-04-2024-0251","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2508752","display_name":"Business Process Management Journal","issn_l":"1463-7154","issn":["1463-7154","1758-4116"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319811","host_organization_name":"Emerald Publishing Limited","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319811"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Emerald Publishing Limited"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Business Process Management Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":53,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W755313483","https://openalex.org/W1987860064","https://openalex.org/W1992880691","https://openalex.org/W2023905565","https://openalex.org/W2085121620","https://openalex.org/W2109342658","https://openalex.org/W2112256230","https://openalex.org/W2115519090","https://openalex.org/W2164284962","https://openalex.org/W2408126503","https://openalex.org/W2553447284","https://openalex.org/W2809319788","https://openalex.org/W2884798264","https://openalex.org/W2885660883","https://openalex.org/W2888391498","https://openalex.org/W2916575421","https://openalex.org/W2960426930","https://openalex.org/W2985021036","https://openalex.org/W3005949898","https://openalex.org/W3121736426","https://openalex.org/W3121972596","https://openalex.org/W3123145896","https://openalex.org/W3125556887","https://openalex.org/W3126081245","https://openalex.org/W3138670751","https://openalex.org/W3151146610","https://openalex.org/W3151989074","https://openalex.org/W3173838564","https://openalex.org/W3192665277","https://openalex.org/W3199344599","https://openalex.org/W3206853453","https://openalex.org/W4211228488","https://openalex.org/W4220819062","https://openalex.org/W4221079135","https://openalex.org/W4226055839","https://openalex.org/W4226395518","https://openalex.org/W4295128427","https://openalex.org/W4304806445","https://openalex.org/W4308433544","https://openalex.org/W4312085867","https://openalex.org/W4366527106","https://openalex.org/W4376273441","https://openalex.org/W4382278749","https://openalex.org/W4385766728","https://openalex.org/W4386255385","https://openalex.org/W4387781417","https://openalex.org/W4388602205","https://openalex.org/W4391951015","https://openalex.org/W4393097292","https://openalex.org/W4397045541","https://openalex.org/W4399259316","https://openalex.org/W4399571788","https://openalex.org/W4400100658"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2130669815","https://openalex.org/W1974376575","https://openalex.org/W4379622723","https://openalex.org/W2505213637","https://openalex.org/W2322190746","https://openalex.org/W1522358894","https://openalex.org/W2740268725","https://openalex.org/W2774401847","https://openalex.org/W3093710306","https://openalex.org/W750217911"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Purpose":[0],"Based":[1],"on":[2,18,32,143,182],"upper":[3],"echelon":[4],"theory":[5],"and":[6,24,126,145,154,173,187],"signaling":[7],"theory,":[8],"we":[9,47,89,117],"aim":[10],"to":[11,45,51,111,150,176,192],"examine":[12],"the":[13,25,74,137,169,177],"impact":[14],"of":[15,28,39,76,121,157],"returnee":[16,70,103,134,159],"executives":[17,57,71,104,135,160],"firms\u2019":[19,60,107,122,162],"relative":[20,61,138],"exploratory":[21,62,81,112,125,144],"innovation":[22,63,78,82],"focus":[23,75,110],"moderating":[26],"effect":[27],"economic":[29,92],"policy":[30,93],"uncertainty":[31,94],"this":[33,96,130,166],"relationship.":[34,97],"Design/methodology/approach":[35],"Using":[36],"panel":[37],"data":[38],"Chinese":[40],"listed":[41],"companies":[42],"from":[43],"2009":[44],"2020,":[46],"obtained":[48],"empirical":[49],"evidence":[50],"support":[52],"our":[53,119],"arguments.":[54],"Findings":[55],"Returnee":[56],"positively":[58,105],"influence":[59,106,136,161],"focus.":[64],"This":[65],"means":[66],"that":[67,91,140],"firms":[68,141],"with":[69],"will":[72],"shift":[73,108],"their":[77],"activities":[79],"toward":[80],"more":[83],"than":[84,114],"exploitative":[85,115,127,146],"innovation.":[86,128],"In":[87],"addition,":[88],"find":[90],"strengthens":[95],"Originality/value":[98],"First,":[99],"by":[100],"showing":[101],"how":[102,133,158,183],"in":[109],"rather":[113],"innovation,":[116,147],"expand":[118],"understanding":[120],"trade-offs":[123],"between":[124],"Second,":[129],"study":[131,167],"examines":[132],"importance":[139],"place":[142],"allowing":[148],"us":[149],"build":[151],"a":[152],"realistic":[153],"nuanced":[155],"view":[156],"strategic":[163,170],"choices.":[164],"Finally,":[165],"expands":[168],"leadership":[171],"literature":[172],"responds":[174],"directly":[175],"call":[178],"for":[179],"studies":[180],"focusing":[181],"institutional":[184],"environmental":[185],"conditions":[186],"executive":[188],"characteristics":[189],"work":[190],"together":[191],"shape":[193],"firm":[194],"outcomes.":[195]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-05-21T06:26:12.895304","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}